Intermec PW40A User manual

PW40A
Quick Start Guide
Printer
Bluetooth

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Packing List
Checktoensurethatyoureceivetheseitems:
SIntermecRPW40A0B140 Printer (4 inch thermal workboard
printer with Bluetooth)
S1 roll of paper (in printer)
S2 Battery Packs (in printer)
SCompliance Insert
SWarranty Card
Common Accessories List
Cable Part
Number
Data Cable (Hirose to RJ-11) 226-469-002
Power Adapters Part
Number
Cigarette Lighter Auto Adapter (5 Amp 12 Volt 6 inch coiled) 320-066-133
International Charger for Mobile Computer batteries ONLY 851-060-102
International Charger for Workboard and Mobile Computer 851-060-104
Supplies Part
Number
Replacement Li-Ion 7.2 volt 1.35 mAhr Battery 320-081-122
Thermal paper 130’/roll, 50/case 815-034-015
Cleaning Card 320-066-013

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Getting Started
DC power jack
Battery packs Self-Test button
Charge LED:
Green--ready,
Red--battery low
Paper
release lever
Paper advance
wheel
RJ-11 port
Paper roll
Scan trigger access opening
Card reader
Read LED
Optional

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Before Using Your Printer For The
First Time
Remove the protective tab strips underneath the batteries. They
are placed there to keep your printer from discharging during
shipment.
1 Push against the battery removal tabs and lift the battery up
before pulling on the protective tab strips. These tabs pre-
vent the battery contacts from touching and therefore, no
charging occurs.
2 If your printer won’t charge after removing the protective
tabs, check for and remove any residue in the battery pin
area.
Battery removal tabs
(one on each side)
Center battery
support posts
Battery pack
Battery contact protective tab strip
(one for each pack)
Battery contact
protective tab strips (removed)
Charging the Lithium Ion Batteries
SThe printer battery charges in about 3 hours.
SDepending on the charger you are using, you can charge the
mobile computer battery, workboard battery or both.

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LED Battery Indicators
LED State of Charge Action
Solid Red In Progress Waiting for green LED
Green Complete Remove Charger
Slow Red Flashing Low Temperature or
battery is disconnected
Change environment or
connect battery
Fast Red Flashing High Temperature Change environment
Slow Red and Orange
Flashing
Low Voltage Wait for solid red
Fast Red and Orange
Flashing
High Voltage Wait for solid red
Slow Orange Flashing Timeout Restart charge
Fast Orange Flashing Internal Error Remove battery to pow-
er down completely and
reconnect. Or unplug
from charging source,
wait 15-20 seconds and
reconnect.
Beep Indicator
Number of Beeps Indicates
One Printer has come out of sleep mode
Two Printer is out of paper
Three Battery is low
One long beep No program in printer, only boot code
Determining Current Battery Power
To determine the current charge on the battery pack, print out a
self test by pressing and holding the red self-test button for four
seconds. If the battery is good, you will see the abbreviation for
the word “GOOD” next to the Battery voltage print out.
This printer has a built in low battery detector. When the print-
er’s battery voltage is low, the printer beeps three times, indicat-
ing a Low Battery Warning. This only happens if the printer is
awake.

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Paper Loading
Out of Paper
ThePW40APrintersoundstwoquickbeepswhenitrunsoutof
paper. If the printer is out of paper, the printer suspends opera-
tion until paper is present and the lever is down. The printer
continues to communicate with the mobile computer as long as
it does not “time out.” Once the printer restarts, it finishes the
rest of the print job from where it left off.
Removing Paper Core from your PW40A Printer
1 Unsnap the latch and lift up the cover.
2 Wrap your index finger around the empty paper core and pull
up. The paper rod will snap out.
3 Remove the empty paper core and discard.
Paper Loading
Standard Paper
If you are using standard paper, you can load the paper auto-
matically or manually. Experiment to find out which method is
best for you.
Linered Labels
If you are using linered paper, it is best to use the manual paper
loading method.
Automatic Paper Loading
1 Press the red self test button to wake the printer.
2 With the loose, clean edge of the paper coming from the bot-
tom of the roll, insert the edge of the paper between the roller
and the platen.
3 Push the button again while the printer is awake causes the
mechanism to feed about 1” of paper.
4 Insert the paper into the paper well with it resting on the pa-
per rod clips.
Manual Paper Loading
1 Lift up the paper release lever. This takes the pressure off the
platen. Make sure you have a clean edge on the new paper
roll.
2 Take the edge of the paper and fold it 45 degrees.

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3 Insert the tip of the paper between the roller and the platen.
4 Push on the paper until the tip is peeking out the other side.
(If it seems too tight to insert the tip, lift up the paper release
lever and turn the gear to advance the paper).
5 Grab the tip and pull it through until the paper is straight.
6 Push down the paper release lever and insert the paper into
the paper well with it resting in the paper rod clips.
7 Press the red button while the printer is on and it will feed
paper. You will need about 2 inches of paper coming out of
the mechanism.
8 Lowerthecoverwhileplacingtheextrapaperthoughthetear
bar.
9 Close Latch Cover and tear off extra paper.

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Printer Self Test
Push the red button and hold for about four seconds to print a
self test. Below is an explanation of the print-out.
Self Test Print-out Explanation
Test Item Description
F/W Ver The internal software version (4.26 for printer, 1.09
or greater for card reader)
Timeout The seconds between printing and sleep mode.
Baud Rate The speed at which the printer receives data.
Parity Odd, Even, or None
Data Bits Matches with computer sending data to printer.
Handshake The way the printer handles flow control from host.
Burn Adj Amount of heat used to print on the thermal paper.
Beeper May be turned On or Off.
Batt Volt Current voltage of the battery pack.
Batt Temp Temperature of the battery.
Flash/RAM 1Megor4MegFlash/1Megor4MegRAM
Boot Version Boot sector firmware.
Prnhd Temp Temperature of print head (between 0 and 50 de-
grees).
Infrared Toggles to IrDA or Bluetooth
Device Name Showstypeofdevice(i.e.4t)
Device Nickname Shows user name for printer.
Available Fonts “LOC” shows whether a font is Resident (R) or
Downloaded (D). “CPI” shows characters per inch.
“DESCRIPTION” describes the font. “NAMES”
give the “Easy Print” name, the Line Printer name,
and the hexadecimal equivalent of that name.
Available Graphics “LOC” shows whether a font is Resident (R) or
Downloaded (D). “CPI” shows characters per inch.
“DESCRIPTION” describes the graphic.
“NAMES” give the “Easy Print” name, the Line
Printer name, and the hexadecimal equivalent of that
name.

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Self Test Print-out Explanation (continued)
DescriptionTest Item
Available Bar Codes All supported barcodes are displayed. “DE-
SCRIPTION” describes the graphic. “NAMES”
give the “Easy Print” name, the Line Printer name,
and the hexadecimal equivalent of that name.
Card Reader Option Shows the current Card Reader configuration (not
available at this time).
Replacing the Battery
1 Open the cover and gently push the battery lock tabs away
while lifting the battery up.
2 Insert the new battery by putting the non contact area of the
battery in first towards the center.
3 Push down on the battery near the battery lock tabs.
4 Charge the new battery.
Battery removal tabs
(one on each side)
Center battery
support posts
Battery
packs

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Using Your Printer
1 Put the mobile computer in the holder on the printer.
2 As you use the printer the power comes from the battery in
the printer. When the printer battery runs down the printer
will not operate until the battery is recharged.
Using the Card Reader
The magnetic card must meet the following ISO standards:
7810 (physical characteristics) 7811 (recording techniques) and
7816 (smart card standards).
Slide the card down into the reader with the magnetic tape to
the right side. The following tables show the LED and audible
read alert descriptions.
Card Reader LED Indicators
LED Indicates
Green Good read
Red Read failed, try again, if it continues to fail call Intermec Technical
Support (1-800-755-5505) for assistance